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Actually, it isn't really true! We now know (unlike Darwin who would have rejoiced to know what we now know!) that fossils in the PreCambrian are numerous and spread world-wide. But many are very small and not easily recognised or exist in specialised geologically circumstance, often preserved in relatively little-known places. Much PreCambrian rock is igneous, products of vulcanism, and obviously do not preserve fossils. But where suitable conditions prevailed, unusual fossils can be found are a the subject of a great deal of study. Many of the best preserved are where fine volcanic ash settled over the ancient seabed preserving the soft-bodied forms which were around 500-600ma ago.
Precambrian fossils may be found at several localities in UK (notably Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire), in Canada, Namibia, Russia, China and especially in Australia.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoFew Fossils exist from this time because the animals were all soft-bodied
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Precambrian are fossils yes or no?
Precambrian is a geologic period that extends as back as 4.500 million years ago. Fossils are very rare from that period of time.
Abundant fossil evidence did not appear in the geologic record until what geologic era?
Abundant and diverse fossils first appeared in the Cambrian era, although there is fossil evidence throughout much of the Precambrian.
What fossil records do you have from the Precambrian life?
very little, there are stromatolites, domed mates of microscopic algae that are aged as precambrian. No other fossils in the precambrian
For which segment of the Earth's geologic history are fossils rarely found?
precambrian
What geological period has fossils of the most primitive life forms?
20,000 b.c.
What fossils are from the Precambrian era?
Stromatolites
The longest era with the least information available?
The Precambrian Era is the longest era with the least amount of scientific information available. This is because so few fossils have been discovered.
One reason fossils are rarely found in Precambrian rocks is that?
Precambrian rocks contain relatively fewer fossils than rocks from different eras. This may be due to the fact that the rocks from this era were subject to a lot of heat and pressure, or were exposed to erosion.
What prevents us from finding precambrian fossils?
Most rocks from that era are deeply buried.
Which is a factor that prevents us from finding the Precambrian fossils?
most rock form that era are deeply buried.
What have scientist inferred from fossil stromatolites?
Stromatolites were much more abundant on the planet in Precambrian times which means that fossils found around stromatolites are typically from the Precambrian era.
Why are more fossils found in the paleozoic era than in the precambrian era?
During the Precambrian times, life was mostly limited to single celled organisms. Life that was not single cellular didn't have any hard body part (like teeth, bones, shells, etc.) and so they weren't preserved.
What are the most common precambrian fossils are?
stromatolites
Precambrian are fossils yes or no?
Precambrian is a geologic period that extends as back as 4.500 million years ago. Fossils are very rare from that period of time.
What started the precambrian era?
The Precambrian period really doesn't have an upper boundary. When the earth was made it was too hot to keep a crust. The Hadean basically started with the sun exploding. The formation of the oldest rock stared the Archean era as we know it. The fossils of visible life ended it.
Did the precambrian era occur first?
Yes. The first era was the precambrian era followed by the paleozoic era then the mesozoic era than the Cenozoic era.
Historians know least about era do?
**Precambrian**
